Hired armed cutter Brave
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The Hired armed
cutter Brave served the Royal Navy
from 29 August 1798 until 22 May 1799 when the transport Eclipse ran her down of Beachy Head
. Brave, sometimes described as a lugger
, had a burthen of 13663/94 tons (bm
), and was armed with two 4-pounder guns and ten 12-pounder carronade
s.
During her brief service with the Royal Navy her captain was Lieutenant John Guion (or Guyon). On 21 January 1799 Brave captured the Jemmy Nosten. Then on 3 March Brave, together with the hired armed cutter Lord Nelson
captured Baron Von Hopkin and Sverige Lycka.
On 22 April, or 22 May, while Brave was escorting a convoy through the Channel, the transport Eclipse ran her down. Brave's crew was saved.
On 13 September 1804 prize money for the Baron Von Hopkin and Sverige Lycka was paid.
Hired armed vessels
right|thumb|250px|Armed cutter, etching in the [[National Maritime Museum]], [[Greenwich]]During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries the Royal Navy made use of a considerable number of hired armed vessels...
cutter Brave served the Royal Navy
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
from 29 August 1798 until 22 May 1799 when the transport Eclipse ran her down of Beachy Head
Beachy Head
Beachy Head is a chalk headland on the south coast of England, close to the town of Eastbourne in the county of East Sussex, immediately east of the Seven Sisters. The cliff there is the highest chalk sea cliff in Britain, rising to 162 m above sea level. The peak allows views of the south...
. Brave, sometimes described as a lugger
Lugger
A lugger is a class of boats, widely used as traditional fishing boats, particularly off the coasts of France, Scotland and England. It is a small sailing vessel with lugsails set on two or more masts and perhaps lug topsails.-Defining the rig:...
, had a burthen of 13663/94 tons (bm
Builder's Old Measurement
Builder's Old Measurement is the method of calculating the size or cargo capacity of a ship used in England from approximately 1720 to 1849. It estimated the tonnage of a ship based on length and maximum beam...
), and was armed with two 4-pounder guns and ten 12-pounder carronade
Carronade
The carronade was a short smoothbore, cast iron cannon, developed for the Royal Navy by the Carron Company, an ironworks in Falkirk, Scotland, UK. It was used from the 1770s to the 1850s. Its main function was to serve as a powerful, short-range anti-ship and anti-crew weapon...
s.
During her brief service with the Royal Navy her captain was Lieutenant John Guion (or Guyon). On 21 January 1799 Brave captured the Jemmy Nosten. Then on 3 March Brave, together with the hired armed cutter Lord Nelson
Hired armed cutter Lord Nelson
During the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars the Royal Navy used several vessels that bore the designation hired armed cutter Lord Nelson, all named for Lord Horatio Nelson.-First Hired armed cutter Lord Nelson:...
captured Baron Von Hopkin and Sverige Lycka.
On 22 April, or 22 May, while Brave was escorting a convoy through the Channel, the transport Eclipse ran her down. Brave's crew was saved.
On 13 September 1804 prize money for the Baron Von Hopkin and Sverige Lycka was paid.